{"id":14098,"date":"2016-03-24T12:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T17:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14098"},"modified":"2016-03-26T13:28:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T18:28:26","slug":"thursdaymarch24torchtoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/24\/thursdaymarch24torchtoday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 3\/24 Torch Today &#8211; Interesting WM32 Poll Results, Taker gets HIAC birthday, HBK replacing D-Bryan, Reigns talks normal-people topics, Charlotte on Divas vs. Women&#8217;s Title, Ranallo calling WM32?, EY taking post-TNA bookings, Yoshi Tatsu wrestling for ROH, Reyes, Tyler Breeze, NJPW Results, Video &#8211; Cena&#8217;s latest &#8220;American Grit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3286726008\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>TORCH TODAY &#8211; Thursday, March 24, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; POLL RESULTS: We asked you, the discerning PWTorch reader, how <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> vs. <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong> match will end at WM32. Most, but not a majority, believe there will be a No Contest\/chaotic ending&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>34% &#8211;\u00a0No Finish\/chaos<\/li>\n<li>28% &#8211; Taker lets Shane win to undermine VKM<\/li>\n<li>25% &#8211; Taker wins, Shane goes away<\/li>\n<li>14% &#8211; Shane wins, gains control of Raw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, in the Wednesday Pat McNeill PWTorch Livecast Poll, we asked which wrestler\/personality you will miss the most from this year&#8217;s WrestleMania&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>36% &#8211; Seth Rollins<\/li>\n<li>19% &#8211; C.M. Punk<\/li>\n<li>12% &#8211; Jim Ross<\/li>\n<li>11% &#8211; John Cena<\/li>\n<li>7% &#8211; Cesaro<\/li>\n<li>6% &#8211; Sting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mmatorch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">At MMATorch.com<\/a>: Coverage of fighters jockeying for position ahead of the UFC 200 card later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>The Undertaker<\/strong> turns 51-years-old today. Ahead of his Hell in a Cell match against 46-year-old <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong> at WrestleMania, Taker got a cage-themed birthday cake. <strong>Triple H<\/strong> also gave him a shout-out on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Birthday to our friend The Undertaker! Hope you enjoyed the hell in a cell cake. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wrestlemania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wrestlemania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GetOnnit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GetOnnit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c987xZCyUh\">pic.twitter.com\/c987xZCyUh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Onnit (@Onnit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Onnit\/status\/712966141161943040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is only one&#8230; Happy Birthday Deadman&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NvTsAPOgc6\">pic.twitter.com\/NvTsAPOgc6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/713036373918420996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> has officially been pulled from WrestleMania Weekend. Bryan is being replaced by <strong>Shawn Michaels<\/strong> for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/wrestlemania\/32\/wrestlemania-axxess-signing-sessions\" target=\"_blank\">Premium VIP Axxess signing<\/a> on WrestleMania Sunday, April 3 at 10:00 a.m. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wm32schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">FULL WRESTLEMANIA WEEKEND SCHEDULE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> was booked for a <a href=\"http:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2016\/chop-up-wwe-star-roman-reigns-sits-on-the-wrestlemania-triple-h-wwe\" target=\"_blank\">humanizing interview with USA Today<\/a> covering normal-people subjects like Fresh Prince, Pepsi vs. Coke, hamburgers, Girl Scout cookies, etc. trying to have him relate more to the audience. The interview closed with his preview of facing <strong>Triple H<\/strong> for the WWE Title at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, this is a classic case of an older lion taking on a younger lion. Triple H describes this business as his religion; I was born in it. It\u2019ll be two phenomenal, heavyweight athletes going at it. He\u2019s the authority so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he\u2019s able to do whatever he wants. I\u2019m pretty much fighting a juggernaut, but it\u2019s gonna be fun!&#8221; Reigns said.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4150967768\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; WWE Divas champion <strong>Charlotte<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2016\/girls-sports-month-wwe-diva-charlotte-on-her-athletic-background-divas-revolution-and-why-it-might-be-time-to-rename-the-title\" target=\"_blank\">talked to USA Today<\/a> about how she views the\u00a0&#8220;Divas Title&#8221; versus wanting a &#8220;Women&#8217;s Title&#8221; to be introduced as part of\u00a0the &#8220;Divas Revolution&#8221; storyline culminating with her title match against <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> and <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong> at WM32.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s an honor having the Divas championship and there is lots of history behind the Divas \u00a0championship. I look at it as a new beginning for women\u2019s wrestling so let\u2019s have a new title,&#8221; Charlotte said.\u00a0&#8220;While I\u2019m honored to have the Divas championship, this is 2016 \u2014 let\u2019s make it the women\u2019s championship. But I will be privileged to represent women\u2019s wrestling with a women\u2019s championship or the Divas championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New Smackdown announcer <strong>Mauro Ranallo<\/strong> talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/fansided.com\/2016\/03\/24\/mauro-ranallo-announcer-mma-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fansided.com<\/a> about potentially calling match(es) at his first WrestleMania. &#8220;It would be an incredible moment for me for sure. Honestly, at this point, I will be there along with my two brothers and I let the WWE know I am willing to do anything they need. I understand there is a pecking order involved and Michael Cole, JBL, and Byron\u00a0Saxton are the PPV team and deserve to be there,&#8221; Ranallo told Ted Gruber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I\u2019m not involved and only there to watch believe me, I would be grateful as anyone. I am looking forward to my first WrestleMania as a member of the WWE family and if I can call a match or two all the better. It\u2019s up to them to decide and what do they say &#8216;what\u2019s best for business.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Tyler Breeze<\/strong> shared an interesting story about recording his own theme music for his WWE character. &#8220;I got an email saying, &#8216;We\u2019re going to need you to come in at 9 a.m., and record some voice-over stuff.&#8217; It was a whole sheet of lyrics. As I read them over, I was like, &#8216;Whoah, am I singing something?&#8217; They said, &#8216;Yeah, you\u2019re singing your new entrance music.&#8217; I looked over the lyrics and there were a couple that I thought I could insert something that felt a little more &#8216;me.&#8217; We did a couple of takes, auto-tuned it, and you get what you hear now,&#8221; Breeze told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.norfolknavyflagship.com\/sports\/professional_wrestling\/a-chat-with-the-king-of-cuteville-tyler-breeze-before\/article_4f442466-f127-11e5-b45c-87da917db7d5.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Flagship publication (Va.) promoting this week&#8217;s WWE house show in Richmond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Eric Young<\/strong> is now taking independent bookings after leaving TNA. EY, who is based in Nashville, is available through Bill Behrens at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbibookings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SBIBookings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Yoshi Tatsu<\/strong> is returning to action in North America at the ROH TV taping in Toronto on May 11, according to Bill Behrens. Tatsu, who is going back and forth between Japan and the U.S., is available for bookings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former ROH tag champion <strong>Ricky Reyes<\/strong> is available for bookings through Behrens. Reyes, who is based in Philadelphia, is currently on Lucha Underground as Cortz Castro.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3535764958\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/hard-hitting-action-wwe-wrestlemania-7614407#2jJvLof01ABW2bw3.97\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Record (U.K. newspaper)<\/a> published the latest WWE European Tour info for <strong>Roman Reigns&#8217;s<\/strong> tour hitting Glasgow, Scotland in April. Included is <strong>Reigns<\/strong> vs. <strong>Bray Wyatt<\/strong> on top and <strong>New Day<\/strong> vs. <strong>League of Nations\u00a0<\/strong>for the Tag Titles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/puroresuspirit.net\/2016\/03\/njpw-results-for-march-24-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan&#8217;s latest &#8220;Road to Invasion Attack&#8221; Results from Thursday in Toyama, Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Finally, the latest preview for <strong>John Cena<\/strong> hosting &#8220;American Grit&#8221; on Fox starting April 14.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No fear. No limits. No turning back. 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